Leading brain surgeon, 71, says inquiry into law on assisted dying is ‘absolutely essential’

A leading brain surgeon diagnosed with an advanced stage of cancer has said an inquiry into assisted dying is ‘absolutely essential’. Henry Marsh, 71, said he was ‘filled with dread’ at the thought of dying slowly when he was told he had prostate cancer six months ago. The typical mortality rate for people in stages three and … Read more

Gay optometrist, 50, with terminal brain cancer will have assisted death in Dignitas

Gay optometrist, 50, with terminal brain cancer who married ‘love of his life’ on Valentine’s Day is preparing to take £25,000 private jet to Dignitas in Switzerland rather than face prolonged death at home Alain du Chemin, 50, will take a £25,000 private jet to Switzerland from Jersey He was diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma back … Read more

Spain legalises euthanasia and assisted suicide for long-suffering patients with incurable diseases

Spain legalises euthanasia and assisted suicide for long-suffering patients with incurable diseases The Bill was passed in 198-138 vote while Popular Party and Vox party voted ‘no’ Not put into effect until three months after it’s published in government gazette  It will legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide for long-suffering patients Spain is following in the … Read more

Doctors who look after the terminally ill are most against changing the law to allow assisted dying 

Doctors who look after the terminally ill are most against changing the law to allow assisted dying Student medics are among those most in favour of assisted dying legislation Survey shows doctors who care for terminally ill are most opposed to law change Speculation grows that the BMA may soon drop its opposition to assisted … Read more

More than one in five COVID-19 patients at assisted living facilities die of the virus

Contracting the novel coronavirus in an assisted living facility may raise the risk of death, a new report finds. At least 21 percent of patients who fell ill with COVID-19 died of the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed on Thursday. What’s more, at least 22 percent of all assisted living … Read more

Matt Hancock says travel abroad for assisted dying still allowed during lockdown

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says people can still travel abroad for assisted dying during the coronavirus lockdown as MPs call for the law to be changed in the UK MPs today raised concerns about impact of coronavirus rules on assisted dying Assisted dying is outlawed in the UK but it is legal for people to … Read more

Half of doctors back law change on euthanasia: 50% support assisted dying with life-ending drugs

Half of doctors back law change on euthanasia: 50% support assisted dying with prescription of life-ending drugs, new survey reveals Half of British doctors support law change to allow for euthanasia, survey found But just 36% would be willing to prescribe drugs to lead to someone’s death  Survey of 29,000 doctors and students was the largest to … Read more

Cancer-stricken Public Health England official slams ban on assisted dying

Cancer-stricken Public Health England official with two years to live slams ban on assisted dying as ‘inhumane’ and reveals he would like the option of an ‘extra vial of morphine’ in his final days Professor Paul Cosford is the emeritus medical director of Public Health England The 57-year-old, who was incurable lung cancer, has only … Read more

UK travel restrictions on Switzerland make planning assisted suicides ‘impossible’, say campaigners

Travel restrictions imposed on UK travellers returning from Switzerland could make planning assisted deaths ‘almost impossible’ for terminally-ill patients and force loved ones to grieve in isolation, campaigners said. Travellers arriving in England from Switzerland after 4am on Saturday will have to self-isolate for 14 days, a rule which was also enforced in Scotland last … Read more

Geri Horner is assisted by her son Monty, 3, as they bake granny’s signature choux buns

‘He’s a modern man!’ Geri Horner is assisted by her son Monty, 3, as they bake ‘granny’s secret choux buns’ amid lockdown By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 20:42 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 20:45 BST, 28 April 2020 She suffered from an epic cookery fail as she burned her family’s dinner earlier this … Read more